Data generating device and a portable apparatus provided with a data generating device

• US 6,334,030 B1
• Filed: 10/05/1998
• Issued: 12/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd. (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd. (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Ando, Makoto, Mizumo, Yoshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Gray, David M.
• Application Number:
  US09/166,639
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• Field of Search: 396/310, 396/311, 396/315, 396/318, 396/319, 396/287-292, 396/434, 368/10, 368/21, 368/22, 364/705.08
• US Class Current: 396/310
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/24 with means for separately producing marks on the film, e.g. title, time of exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2206/002 using detachable memory means
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/244 Magnetic devices

Abstract

A portable apparatus or camera is provided with: a basic date data generator for generating basic date data based on a standard time of a first place; a display device for displaying date data; a first memory for storing data on a second place and data on travel schedule for the second place; a second memory for storing data on time difference between the standard time of the first place and a standard time of the second place; a field date data generator for changing generated basic date data into field date data of the second place based on the time difference data stored in the second memory; a judging device for judging, based on the travel schedule data, whether generated basic date data corresponds to a traveling period of the second place; and a controller for controlling the display device to display the field date data of the second place when the generated basic date data is judged to correspond to a traveling period of the second place.

Claims

1. A data generating device comprising:

a basic date data generator which generates basic date data of a basic place;

a memory which stores data concerning places, and data on a schedule of travel between places; and

a field date data generator which automatically determines, based on the place data and the schedule data stored in the memory, where a field place is, and generates date data of a determined field place based on the basic date data and the determined field place.

2. A data generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a memory which stores data concerning a time difference between the basic place and each of the other places.

3. A data generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a display device which displays date data of the determined field place.

4. A data generating device comprising:

a first date data generator which generates first date data;

a memory which stores a relationship between the first date data and date data of a field place; and

a second date data generator which determines, based on the first date data, where a field place is, and generates second date data based on the first date data and the relationship.

5. A data generating device according to claim 4, further comprising a memory which stores data concerning a time difference between the place of the first date data and each of the other places.

6. A data generating device according to claim 4, further comprising a display device which displays date data of a field place.

7. A portable apparatus comprising:

a basic date data generator which generates basic date data of a basic place;

an input section through which place data concerning places and travel schedule data are input;

a memory which stores input place data and schedule data in connection with the input place data; and

a field date data generator which determines, based on the place data and the schedule data stored in the memory, where a field place is, and generates date data of a determined field place based on the basic date data and the determined field place.

8. A portable apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a memory which stores data concerning a time difference between the basic place and each of the other places.

9. A portable apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a display device which displays date data of a field place.

10. A portable apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising an image pickup device which picks up an image of an object.

11. A portable apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a recording device which records data about an image pickup, wherein the input section is operable to input data about an image pickup.

12. A portable apparatus comprising:

a first date data generator which generates first date data;

an input section through which date data of places are input;

a memory which stores a relationship between the first date data and the date data of places; and

a second date data generator which determines, based on the first date data, where a field place is, and generates second date data based on the first date data and the relationship.

13. A portable apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a memory which stores data about a time difference between the place of the first date data and each of the other places.

14. A portable apparatus according to claim 12 further comprising a display device which displays date data of a field place.

15. A portable apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising an image pickup device which picks up an image of an object.

16. A portable apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a recording device which records data about an image pickup, wherein the input section is operable to input data about an image pickup.

17. A camera comprising:

means for generating basic date data based on a standard time of a first place;

means for displaying date data;

first means for storing data on a second place and data on travel schedule for the second place;

second means for storing data on time difference between the standard time of the first place and a standard time of the second place;

means for changing generated basic date data into field date data of the second place based on the time difference data stored in the second storing means;

means for determining, based on the travel schedule data, whether generated basic date data corresponds to a traveling period of the second place; and

means for controlling the displaying means to display the field date data of the second place when the generated basic date data is determined to correspond to a traveling period of the second place.

18. A camera according to claim 17, wherein the controlling means controls the displaying means to display name of the second place in addition to the field date data of the second place.

19. A camera according to claim 17, wherein the first and second storing means are defined in a storage medium removably attached in the camera.

20. A portable apparatus comprising:

a calendar unit including a time counter;

a display unit which displays at least one of a date and a time based on the calendar unit;

a first memory which stores data on a travel schedule including a stay place and a stay period;

a second memory which stores data on a time lag between a departure place and the stay place; and

a controller which controls the display unit to display at least one of a date and a time of the stay place based on the travel schedule data stored in the first memory and the time lag data stored in the second memory.

21. A portable apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said display unit displays a time, and said controller controls the display unit to display the at least one of the date and the time of the stay place based on the travel schedule data stored in the first memory and the time lag data stored in the second memory.

22. A portable apparatus comprising:

a calendar unit including a time counter;

a display unit which displays at least one of a date and a time based on the calendar;

a first memory which stores data on a travel schedule including a stay place and a stay period;

a second memory which stores data on a time lag between a departure place and the stay place; and

a time changer which changes the at least one of the date and the time based on the travel schedule data stored in the first memory and the time lag data stored in the second memory, and controls the display unit to display at least one of a changed date and a changed time.